For my ethnography assignment I chose to study unattended teenagers in Rivertown Crossing Mall (RCM) located in Grandville, MI, where the main focus of my ethnographic essay regards behaviors that unattended teenagers demonstrate, and to make adults with teenagers aware of these behaviors that I encounter while I am working. Although my research is only done in RVT, the behaviors which are presented occur across different states. For instance, according to the New York Post in December 27, 2013: More than 400 crazed teens — who mistakenly thought the rapper Fabolous would perform — erupted into brawls all over Kings Plaza Shopping Center in Mill Basin [Brooklyn] on Thursday at 5 p.m…..troublemakers looted and ransacked several stores as panicked shoppers ran for the exits and clerks scrambled to pull down metal gates. (Sheehan) While other states do not have laws concerning dropping a child in the mall alone, “Some states, such as Minnesota and Delaware, do not permit children under 16 to be in certain malls without adult supervision” (Ipatenco). There are consequences when you leave your juvenile in the mall. One of these risks is the potential for abduction, according to the US Department of Justice (United): “The Law Enforcement Study found that an estimated 115 of the nonfamily abducted children were victims of stereotypical kidnappings and that 90 of these qualified as re-ported missing”. As you can see, it might be unlikely that your juvenile will be in danger of kidnapping with those statistics, but the percentage is not zero, therefore, there is always a possibility. Another risk is peer pressure, when your kid is in the mall unattended for a long period of time; it is most likely that he would join a group of friends, ... ... middle of paper ... .... 2014. Anonymous. Personal Interview. 13 Mar.2014. Ellis, Jonathon. Public Safety Officer at Rivertown Crossing Mall. Personal Interview. 13 Mar.2014. Ipatenco, Sara. "How Old Should a Child Be to Be Dropped Off at the Mall Alone?" LIVESTRONG.COM. LIVESTRONG.COM, 28 Mar. 2013. Web. 16 Mar. 2014. Kerkstra, Eric. Public Safety Officer at Rivertown Crossing Mall. Personal Interview. 13 Mar.2014. Sheehan, Kevin, Natasha Velez, and Natalie O'Neill. "Hundreds of Teens Trash Mall in Wild Flash mob." New York Post. NYP Holdings, Inc, 23 Dec. 2013. Web. 16 Mar. 2014. Topping, Aaron. Public Safety Officer at Rivertown Crossing Mall. Personal Interview. 13 Mar.2014. United States. US Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Criminal Justice Reference Service. By Robert Flores, J. National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Oct. 2012. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
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American teenagers are often criticized for being irresponsible and immature. Some in the older generation will also state that kids are taking too long to move out of the house. These views of young adults are pessimistic and demeaning to the current generation. While the adolescent stage has been extended, American kids are taking an ample amount of time to accept the responsibilities of becoming an adult.
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"Catching Them Early" also explores how Richmond is responding to the growing tendency of teenage girls to become involved in violence and crime. Richmond targets teen mothers, providing them with training in child rearing and help in anticipating the difficulties they will encounter, and makes a special effort through programs like Head Start to make sure that young children get the support they need to become successful students.
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In Total Chaos, Jeff Chang references Harry Allen, a hip hop critic and self-proclaimed hip hop activist. Harry Allen compares the hip hop movement to the Big Bang and poses this complex question: “whether hip-hop is, in fact a closed universe-bound to recollapse, ultimately, in a fireball akin to its birth-or an open one, destined to expand forever, until it is cold, dark, and dead” (9). An often heard phase, “hip hop is dead,” refers to the high occurrence of gangster rap in mainstream hip hop. Today’s hip hop regularly features black youths posturing as rich thugs and indulging in expensive merchandise. The “hip hop is dead” perspective is based on the belief that hip hop was destined to become the model of youth resistance and social change. However, its political ambitions have yet to emerge, thus giving rise to hip hops’ criticisms. This essay will examine the past and present of hip hop in o...
Mall appreciators argue that the malls are centers of entertainment and pleasure for mall visitors. George Lewis in “The mall as Refuge”, asserts that “kids come to look around, meet and make friends, stay away from home and hang out- because there is nowhere else to go” (1990, P. 309). He believes that teenagers go to malls to socialize and to escape from the troubles in their lives and at home. Therefore, malls serve as a second home for kids. Similarly, Lewis says that with the controlled environment of malls, with the security and the central location of malls as a good reason why many retired, and old people visit malls. Here they get to meet up with old friends, exercise, eat out, and share experiences with their old friends. These two groups as Lewis claims are misfits in society because; the world considers them as unproductive. Jon Pahl also ...
When we were out of my neighborhood I asked where we were going and Kolin said we were going to Dre's apartment first; afterwards we would take the Metro down to Northwest because he had to meet up with some people for a drug deal. Mark began to roll a joint and he said, "Look, I scored some KB off this idiot high-school kid who thought it was swag. It's my treat ladies." We rolled up to Dre's apartment, drank a little and hot-boxed the van. As we sat there smoking, Kolin, Mark, and Dre began to talk about the recent events. "That party last Friday was fucking stupid. I can't believe they gave you shit at the door," said Kolin.
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The purpose of this paper is to examine juvenile curfew. Curfews have been in place for many years. In the 1700s, curfew was put in place for slaves and workers. Now, since the 1990s, juvenile curfew has become a popular policy across the nation in hopes that it will reduce crime while also protecting the welfare of a minor. Though that may be the sole purpose, there have been critiques about the implementation of juvenile curfew. Some may say that it creates a safer community while others may conclude that it is biased and does not work. First, this paper will provide some of the reasons in which curfew is being used. Second, some of the consequences that come along with juvenile curfew will be stated. Then, the various forms of the curfew
There are three factors that influence the juvenile’s routine activities. The first factor is their age and sex; this is something that influences the people that they choose to spend their unsupervised free time with and what they choose to do in that free time. According to our book males are more likely to spend their unsupervised free time with their peers, making them higher risk for participating in delinquent activities. The second factor is the degree of parental supervision, the juvenile’s commitment to school, and their level of self-control. These can all influence what the juvenile chooses to do in their free time; also if there is little to no parental supervision there is greater likelihood that these adolescents will engage in or be exposed to delinquent behaviors and situations that would put them more at risk. The third and final factor that influence their routine activities are the changes that have occurred socially and technologically. Some social changes are that parents work more therefore there is less supervision for adolescents, especially in single parent households, and...